1. A brief overview of Literacy in the Lower School at the International School of Stuttgart (ISS)

2. Session Outline - Provide an overview of Literacy in the Lower School ( K-5) - Literacy and the PYP - Resources that we use - Assessment - How to help - More information 3. Our School Mission: Vision Our Vision is to place learning at the core of all that we do. Learning at the International School of Stuttgart combines an individuals predispositions and experiences with the acquisition of skills, knowledge and understanding, to nurture and develop of character and intellect. 4. Our School: Mission Leading education for internationally-minded families Our mission is to inspire, challenge and actively support our students and each other to become positive participants in a changing world. 5. Our School Mission: Philosophy Innovation: Emphasizing creative problem-solving and confident adaptation to change. We believe in the importance of: Respect: Fostering empathy and integrity to nurture a caring responsibility within a diverse cultural community. Engagement: Challenging and inspiring understanding through active curiosity and individual involvement in learning. Relevance: Accessing and discerning real life connections between intellectual experience and the changing world. 6. Literacy in the Lower School - Childrens language develop at different rates at different times.- Objective: To give children the tools that they need, when they need them, in order to move them in their language development. - ISS Language Policy, PYP Language Benchmarks, First Steps (research, developed and published by the Education Department of Western Australia)- We engage children in meaningful and authentic situations through our Units of Inquiry in which children can acquire and use language for authentic purposes 7. A Comprehensive Approach to LiteracyReading Writing ( incorporates spelling) Speaking and Listening 8. WritingEarly Years- Writing Sample2nd grade Writing Sample 9. Speaking and Listening 10. Literacy in the Primary Years Program 11. What resources do we use? First Steps Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System Other resources 12. First Steps Provides continuity across the whole school Support ALL Teachers Provide a broad repertoire of processes to support teachers link assessment, teaching and learning Support teachers to address ongoing literacy challenges and required 13. Help teachers to focus on studentsBe based on sound theory and researchValue teachers as professionals 14. PRACTICAL AND COMPREHENSIVE MATERIALSProvides generic information that supports all literacy strandsProvides phase specific teaching and learning experiencesProvides teachers with background information in each substrandProvides recording sheets and assessment, teaching and learning formatsCreated by STEPS Professional Development Western Australian Minister for Education 2004Session 1Slide 19 15. CLASS PROFILE PREDICTIONS First Steps Reading Map of Development: Class Profile Sheet Year level: Three Role PlayTeacher: Mrs. ABC ExperimentalEarlyTransitionalDixieIvyWilliamGerardHeatherDonnaThomasMoniqueKerryGrantJoshSimoneStephenTimLouiseAnnabelleMichaelJackSui-LeeNikkiSianThi Chan Jayne Bradley Philip Jonathan Kris Ivan Tania JacquiDate: Term 1 ProficientAccomplished 16. Information Session Slide 21 17. - The Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) seamlessly and gracefully links assessment to instruction. This comprehensive system for one-on-one assessment reliably and systematically matches students' instructional and independent reading abilities.- Linked to Guided Reading and Home Readers 18. Other resources Library The LS Library has about 16,000 items that circulate. We also have audio materials, a few digital resources, magazines, and great reference materials. Technology Classroom filled resources Field trips Teachers, Students, Parents 19. Assessment Assessment is gathering and analysis of information about student performance. It identifies what students know, understand, can do and feel at different stages in the learning process.Formative Assessments Summative Assessment Formal Assessments Informal Assessments 20. How to help Volunteer in class Donate high quality books 21. For more information Classroom teacher Lower School Literacy Coordinator cobo-reedm@issev.de Rubicon Atlas https://isstuttgart.rubiconatlas.org 22. Thank you!